Influenzanet is a system to monitor the activity of influenza-like-illness (ILI) with the aid of volunteers via the internet

http://influenzanet.info/

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Participating countries and volunteers:

The Netherlands 0
 Belgium 0
 Portugal 1876
Italy 5191
Great Britain 0
Sweden 3559
Germany 0
 Austria 0
 Switzerland 2597
 France 12202
Spain 1058
Ireland 262
Denmark 3199
InfluenzaNet is a system to monitor the activity of influenza-like-illness (ILI) with the aid of volunteers via the internet. It has been operational in The Netherlands and Belgium (since 2003), Portugal (since 2005) and Italy (since 2008), and the current objective is to implement InfluenzaNet in more European countries.

In contrast with the traditional system of sentinel networks of mainly primary care physicians coordinated by the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS), InfluenzaNet obtains its data directly from the population. This creates a fast and flexible monitoring system whose uniformity allows for direct comparison of ILI rates between countries.

Any resident of a country where InfluenzaNet is implemented can participate by completing an online application form, which contains various medical, geographic and behavioural questions. Participants are reminded weekly to report any symptoms they have experienced since their last visit. The incidence of ILI is determined on the basis of a uniform case definition.

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Aggiornamenti sull'influenza per la settimana 7 del 2014

In Italia, è iniziato il calo del livello di incidenza delle sindromi influenzali  che ha raggiunto il picco stagionale tra il tre e il diciassette Febbraio e ora è scesa ad un valore di circa il cinque  per mille. Marche, Sardegna, Campania e Calabria sono le regioni maggiormente colpite. Nel resto d’Europa, è ancora in lieve crescita l'attività influenzale, soprattutto nei paesi del sud Europa, anche se rimane sostanzialmente a livello medio-basso in quasi tutti i paesi Europei. I virus A(H1N1) e A(H3N2) sono quelli attualmente in circolo in Europa, con una prevalenza dell’uno o dell’altro che varia a seconda del paese. In Italia, quello predominante è A(H1N1).

Thursday 20 February 2014 15:44:42